It's Cruise Time!

Linda and I began the day like yesterday - eating in lovely sunshine and enjoying glorious views of Athens from the rooftop area.

Today, we left Athens and headed to the cruise ship docked in Laviron. On the bus, we began our trip by praying the Holy Rosary and the Divine Chaplet.

We got through checkin, safety screening and boarding in good time. I had time for lunch before the mandatory safety drill at 12:30 p.m. We were instructed that in the event of an emergency, we were to proceed to our muster station "in a calmly manner". I think I know what they mean. We set sail at 1:00 p.m. There is a fair bit of choppiness on the water which is not a problem for me.

We are having mass in a restaurant on the ship at 4:30 p.m before disembarking at our first port of call of Mykonos. Will post those pics later. Time to do some laps around the deck. The dessert bar here is deadly.

I found a walking track on the upper deck - it sits above the pool and the hot tubs and the throbbing music. I pounded out 30 minutes of walking (~3 km while battling gale force winds (36 kms/hr).Læs mere